📚 Books and Authors 2025 – Complete Static GK List for Competitive Exams
Post Date: October 22, 2025
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🌟 Introduction
Books and Authors are among the most repeated topics in Static GK and Current Affairs sections of SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railways, and Defence exams.
Every year, questions like “Who wrote the book XYZ?” or “Which author wrote the recently released bestseller?” appear in multiple exams.
Here’s the updated list of important books and their authors (2025) – covering recent releases, famous works, and exam-favorite titles.
🆕 Latest Books and Authors 2025 (Updated List)
| 📖 Book Name | ✍️ Author | 🗓️ Year/Note |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Indian Election | Rajdeep Sardesai | 2025 |
| Modi @ 20: Dreams Meet Delivery | Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar (Foreword) | 2025 |
| Nuclear India @ 25 | Dr. Rakesh Sinha | 2025 |
| India’s Global Rise | Shashi Tharoor | 2025 |
| The Indian Way: New Age of Diplomacy | S. Jaishankar | 2025 (Revised Edition) |
| My Journey with the Indian Army | Gen. Manoj Pande | 2025 |
| Winning the War Within | Raghuram Rajan | 2025 |
| The Himalayan Challenge | Nitin Gokhale | 2025 |
| India 2047: Vision for Growth | Dr. Bibek Debroy | 2025 |
| Mindset Mastery | Gaur Gopal Das | 2025 |
| Life’s Amazing Secrets (Updated Edition) | Gaur Gopal Das | 2025 |
| The Power of Focus | Deepak Chopra | 2025 |
| Becoming a Leader | N. Chandrasekaran (Tata Sons Chairman) | 2025 |
| The Global Game: Cricket’s New Era | Harsha Bhogle | 2025 |
| Voice of Youth | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Posthumous Compilation) | 2025 |
| Beyond the Horizon | Smriti Irani | 2025 |
| The Democratic Canvas | Prannoy Roy & Dorab Sopariwala | 2025 |
| My India, My Pride | Narendra Modi | 2025 |
| Women Who Inspire | Sudha Murthy | 2025 |
| Unbreakable Spirit | Mary Kom | 2025 (Revised Autobiography) |
📘 Famous Books and Authors (Static GK – Evergreen List)
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| India Wins Freedom | Abul Kalam Azad |
| Discovery of India | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| My Experiments with Truth | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Ignited Minds | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| The Story of My Life | Helen Keller |
| Wings of Fire | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| An Era of Darkness | Shashi Tharoor |
| The God of Small Things | Arundhati Roy |
| Train to Pakistan | Khushwant Singh |
| The Guide | R.K. Narayan |
| Midnight’s Children | Salman Rushdie |
| A Suitable Boy | Vikram Seth |
| The White Tiger | Aravind Adiga |
| The Namesake | Jhumpa Lahiri |
| The Palace of Illusions | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni |
| Playing It My Way | Sachin Tendulkar |
| The Test of My Life | Yuvraj Singh |
| One Indian Girl | Chetan Bhagat |
| Revolution 2020 | Chetan Bhagat |
| The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari | Robin Sharma |
| Think and Grow Rich | Napoleon Hill |
| The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | Stephen R. Covey |
| Atomic Habits | James Clear |
| Rich Dad Poor Dad | Robert Kiyosaki |
🏆 Books on Indian Personalities (Frequently Asked in Exams)
| Personality | Book Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Mahatma Gandhi | The Life of Mahatma Gandhi | Louis Fischer |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | Waiting for a Visa | Dr. Ambedkar |
| Sardar Patel | The Man Who Saved India | Rajmohan Gandhi |
| Subhas Chandra Bose | The Indian Struggle | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose |
| Indira Gandhi | Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi | Katherine Frank |
| Narendra Modi | Modi: The Making of a Prime Minister | Vivian Fernandes |
| Ratan Tata | Ratan Tata: A Life in Business | Thomas Mathew |
| A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | Turning Points | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| Lata Mangeshkar | Lata: Sur Gatha | Yatindra Mishra |
| Virat Kohli | Driven: The Virat Kohli Story | Vijay Lokapally |
📔 Books Related to Freedom Struggle (Static GK Must Know)
| Book | Author |
|---|---|
| Hind Swaraj | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Why I am an Atheist | Bhagat Singh |
| India Divided | Rajendra Prasad |
| Unhappy India | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Glimpses of World History | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| The Indian Struggle | Subhas Chandra Bose |
🧠 Tips to Remember Books & Authors for Exams
- Make Flashcards: Write book name on one side, author on the other.
- Categorize: Divide into “Recent Releases”, “Freedom Movement”, “Autobiographies”, etc.
- Revise Weekly: Especially the ones released in the past 6–12 months.
- Attempt Quizzes: Practice daily GK quizzes on JobVaale.com for better recall.
🏁 Conclusion
Books and Authors form a static yet dynamic part of GK — static for classical books and dynamic for recent releases.
Keep updating your notes every month to stay exam-ready!
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